Atmosphere: A Love Story; The breathtaking bestseller from the author of The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo

Name: Atmosphere: A Love Story; The breathtaking bestseller from the author of The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
Rating: 4.440678119659424 (59 reviews)

Taylor Jenkins Reid

Jun 2025 · Random House

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THE No.1 SUNDAY TIMES AND NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

From the author of The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo and Daisy Jones & The Six, an epic novel about the extraordinary lengths we go to live and love beyond our limits, set against the backdrop of the 1980s space shuttle program.

'Thrilling ... heartbreaking ... uplifting. ... I loved it' KRISTIN HANNAH, bestselling author of The Women

'A richly drawn page-turner' OBSERVER

‘The queen of escapist fiction’ SUNDAY TELEGRAPH

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Joan Goodwin has been obsessed with the stars for as long as she can remember.

Thoughtful and reserved, Joan is content with her life as a professor of physics and astronomy at Rice University and as aunt to her precocious niece, Frances.

That is, until she comes across an advertisement seeking the first women scientists to join NASA’s space shuttle program. Suddenly, Joan burns to be one of the few people to go to space.

Selected from a pool of thousands of applicants in the summer of 1980, Joan begins training to be an astronaut at Houston's Johnson Space Centre, alongside an exceptional group of fellow candidates.

As the new astronauts prepare for their first flights, Joan finds a passion and a love she never imagined and begins to question everything she believes about her place in the observable universe.

Then, in December of 1984, on mission STS-LR9, it all changes in an instant.

Atmosphere is a soaring story about the transformative power of love - this time among the stars.

READERS ARE SAYING...

'Taylor Jenkins Reid is the master of a really great love story' 5* Reader review

'So emotional by the end that I could hardly speak' 5* Reader review

‘Beautiful and moving...I could not put this book down’ 5* Reader review

‘Made me laugh and moved me to tears, what more could you ask for?’ 5* Reader review

‘Emotional, captivating, and wonderfully written, Atmosphere is one of those rare books that stays with you long after you’ve finished the final page.’ 5* Reader review

Praise for Atmosphere:

'Is there a popular fiction writer alive who conveys falling in love better than Taylor Jenkins Reid?'
DAILY MAIL

'NASA? Space missions? The 80s? This is a collection of all the things I love. ... Thrilling'
ANDY WEIR, author of Project Hail Mary and The Martian

'Packs a hefty emotional punch'
MAIL ON SUNDAY

‘An empowering and out of this world love story’
PEOPLE

'Beautifully written, immersive'
THE TIMES

'Our favourite TJR novel yet'
COSMOPOLITAN

'I absolutely adored this'
BRYONY GORDON

'Breathtaking'
HEAT

'Unputdownable'
GRAZIA

THE No.1 SUNDAY TIMES AND NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From the author of The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo and Daisy Jones & The Six, an epic novel about the extraordinary lengths we go to live and love beyond our limits, set against the backdrop of the 1980s space shuttle program. 'Thrilling ... h...

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59 reviews

Sara Shkunova

July 20, 2026

It was a good book with a good story but it lacked th intensity to sweep me off my feet or take my breath away. The romance between Joan and Vanessa did not feel all that compelling and lacked any real chemistry. It did not exude the same emotional intensity as Evelyn Hugo or The Safekeep and I felt Joan was more emotionally invested in Frances rather than Vanessa. Part of the reason is perhaps because I did not fully like how Joan was portrayed from the beginning and that affected how the story unfolded for me. Apart from Barbara and Frances, the rest of the casts did not have enough depth of character or development for me to feel anything significant for them. The interesting part of the book was what was happening in the present and especially the ending when things could have gone one way or the other, and I did shed a tear or two then. So there was some measure of redemption for the book after all. In conclusion, I would rate it somewhere between 3 and 4. I liked the story. It was good but wasn't exceptional.

Auri Junttila

May 19, 2026

it is so cool how much effort TJR puts into her books, like i can only imagine the research she has to do while writing these kind of masterpieces.

Lynette Peck

June 15, 2025

Just an awesome read, loved Daisy Jones and the Six, absolutely loved this too!

About the author

Taylor Jenkins Reid is the No.1 Sunday Times bestselling author of ten novels, including Atmosphere, Carrie Soto is Back, Malibu Rising, Daisy Jones & The Six and The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband and their daughter.

Taylor Jenkins Reid is the No.1 Sunday Times bestselling author of ten novels, including Atmosphere, Carrie Soto is Back, Malibu Rising, Daisy Jones & The Six and The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband and their daughter.

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